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discomfiture vs embarrassment

embarrassment vs discomfiture

discomfiture and embarrassment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discomfiture Yes No No No
embarrassment Yes No No No
As nouns, embarrassment is a hypernym of discomfiture; that is, embarrassment is a word with a broader meaning than discomfiture:
  • discomfiture: anxious embarrassment
  • embarrassment: the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
Other hypernyms of discomfiture include anxiety.
discomfiture (noun) embarrassment (noun)
anxious embarrassment extreme excess
some event that causes someone to be embarrassed
the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy)
Difference between discomfiture and embarrassment

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